Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Saussurea bella Y.Ling trib. Cardueae |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3200-4500m |
Description | leaves petiolate, cordate to elliptic-ovate, 3-7cm long, abaxially densely white arachnose-tomentose, capitula 13-18 in corymb, involucre campanulate, arachnose |
Size | 3-10cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | rosette |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C cuttings of rosettes in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (Qinghai , Tibet) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ASTERACEAE
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